Dynamic analysis of data for exploration, monitoring, and management of natural resources

Abstract

Methods, systems, devices and computer programs facilitate exploration and management of natural resources, such as natural gas and oil, using a plurality of data sources that are analyzed, filtered and reduced in real-time. Information related to a natural resource site is received that includes a particular production level or an operational capability of the natural resource site, a result of a previous exploration of a particular natural resource, or an identity of the natural resource site. Further information including weather, natural disasters, financial data related to natural resources, global political events, or legal data is obtained from a plurality of data sources. The information is then filtered to reduce the information based on identity of the natural resource site and a type of the request, and a customized data set is produced that is changeable in response to real-time changes in the information obtained from the plurality of data sources.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system that facilitates exploration and management of natural sources, the system comprising:
 a data aggregation and analysis component implemented at least partially using electronic circuits, and comprising an identification engine, a filter engine, a decision engine and a non-transitory computer readable storage; and   a plurality of data sources coupled to at least the data aggregation and analysis component, wherein   the plurality of data sources include information related to a natural resource site including one or more of: a particular production level of natural resource site, an operational capability of the natural resource site, a result of a previous test related to exploration of a particular natural resource, or an identity of the natural resource site,   the data aggregation and analysis component is coupled to at least a communication link and includes an interface to receive data or information from one or more of: a client device, a requesting device, or the plurality of data sources,   the identification engine is coupled to at least the interface to receive an identity of an individual or an entity and to authenticate the identity, and to receive a request from the natural resource site,   the filter engine is coupled to at least the plurality of data sources and the non-transitory computer readable storage to receive information regarding weather, natural disasters, financial data related to natural resources, global political events, or legal data sources, the filter engine further filtering the information obtained from the plurality of data sources to reduce the information obtained from the plurality of data sources based on at least the identity of the natural resource site and a type of the request, and   the decision engine is coupled to the filter engine to receive a reduced set of information from the filter engine and to produce a customized data set, wherein the customized data set is changeable in response to real-time changes in the information obtained from the plurality of data sources, and wherein the customized data set facilitates exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the data sources includes information related to a geographic location that is different from the geographic location of the natural resource site. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the geographic location that is different from the geographic location of the natural resource site is located in a different continent than the geographic location of the natural resource site. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a pending or a recently-occurred natural disaster that is likely to affect exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a pending or a recently-occurred political or social event that is likely to affect exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a legal event that is likely to affect exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the legal event is one or more of: a conclusion of a legal court proceeding related to a natural resource, a treaty related to a natural resource, a law related to a natural resource, or a regulation related to an environmental regulation of a natural resource. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a price fluctuation of a natural resource. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to an operational capability at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the natural resource site is an oil or a natural gas site. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the request includes one or more of the following: an inquiry regarding a likelihood of finding additional oil at a particular site, or an inquiry regarding a likelihood of requiring an increased production of oil in a particular future interval of time. 
     
     
         12 . A method, comprising:
 receiving information related to a natural resource site, the information comprising one or more of: a particular production level of natural resource site, an operational capability of the natural resource site, a result of a previous test related to exploration of a particular natural resource, or an identity of the natural resource site, the received information further comprising a request from the natural resource site;   obtaining information from a plurality of data sources comprising one or more of: weather, natural disasters, financial data related to natural resources, global political events, or legal data sources;   filtering the information obtained from the plurality of data sources to reduce the information obtained from the plurality of data sources based on at least the identity of the natural resource site and a type of the request to produce a customized data set, the filtering carried out by a filtering engine that is implemented using a processor and a non-transitory memory that includes processor executable code, wherein the processor-executable code when executed by the processor causes the filtering engine to filter the information obtained from the plurality of data sources; and   producing a customized data set based on the reduced information, the customized data set being changeable in response to real-time changes in the information obtained from the plurality of data sources, and wherein the customized data set facilitates exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein at least one of the data sources includes information related to a geographic location that is different from the geographic location of the natural resource site. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the geographic location that is different from the geographic location of the natural resource site is located in a different continent than the geographic location of the natural resource site. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a pending or a recently-occurred natural disaster that is likely to affect exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a pending or a recently-occurred political or social event that is likely to affect exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a legal event that is likely to affect exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the legal event is one or more of: a conclusion of a legal court proceeding related to a natural resource, a treaty related to a natural resource, a law related to a natural resource, or a regulation related to an environmental regulation of a natural resource. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to a price fluctuation of a natural resource. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the customized data set includes information related to an operational capability at the natural resource site. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the natural resource site is an oil or a natural gas site. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the request includes one or more of the following: an inquiry regarding a likelihood of finding additional oil at a particular site, or an inquiry regarding a likelihood of requiring an increased production of oil in a particular future interval of time. 
     
     
         23 . A computer program product, embodied on one or more non-transitory computer readable media, comprising:
 program code for receiving information related to a natural resource site, the information comprising one or more of: a particular production level of natural resource site, an operational capability of the natural resource site, a result of a previous test related to exploration of a particular natural resource, or an identity of the natural resource site, the received information further comprising a request from the natural resource site;   program code for obtaining information from a plurality of data sources comprising one or more of: weather, natural disasters, financial data related to natural resources, global political events, or legal data sources;   program code for filtering the information obtained from the plurality of data sources to reduce the information obtained from the plurality of data sources based on at least the identity of the natural resource site and a type of the request to produce a customized data set; and   program code for producing a customized data set based on the reduced information, the customized data set being changeable in response to real-time changes in the information obtained from the plurality of data sources, and wherein the customized data set facilitates exploration, management or monitoring of natural resources at the natural resource site.